Marie De France Quotes

We love what we should scorn if we were wiser.

Out of five hundred who speak glibly of love, not one can spell the first letter of his name.

He who would tell divers tales must know how to vary the tune.

The fool shouts loudly, thinking to impress the world.

For above all things Love means sweetness, and truth, and measure; yea, loyalty to the loved one and to your word.

Whoever believes in a man is very foolish.

Man created God in his image: intolerant, sexist, homophobic and violent.

Whosoever counts these Lays as fable, may be assured that I am not of his mind.

You have to endure what you can't change.

A bully is not reasonable - he is persuaded only by threats.

Be sure that you speak with unfeigned lips.

The dead and past stories that I have told again in divers fashions, are not set down without authority.

Desire can blind us to the hazards of our enterprises.

Whoever wants to tell a variety of stories ought to have a variety of beginnings.

Being too consumed in fear all the time will result in poor quality of life

By men's words we know them.

I love no woman, for love is a serious business, not a jest.

If one of two lovers is loyal, and the other jealous and false, how may their friendship last, for Love is slain!

But sweetly and discreetly love passes from person to person, from heart to heart, or it is nothing worth.

The rich are never threatened by the poor - they do not notice them.

But Fortune, who never forgets her duty, turns her wheel suddenly.